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Airport avatar Libby debuts at Newark, with more to follow at JFK and LaGuardia
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I can understand why Newark Liberty International Airport has hired an avatar to help with customer service: Travelers tend to be quite rude. I would bet there are many service reps out there who wish they were akin to holograms, able to provide automated responses and nothing more.
Not-so-cleverly named Libby debuted in all her two-dimensional glory Friday at Newark, and she's expected to...
Read more »U.S. seeks device to replace pat-downs
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The federal government says it has plans to use advanced technology to dramatically reduce the number of pat-down searches performed at the nation's airports.
The Department of Homeland Security recently put out a request for technology companies to come up with a hand-held scanning device that can be used instead of pat-down searches on passengers who set off alarms on full-body scanners.
The...
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